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PSYCHIC SCIENCE SEEIES 
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PERSONAL 
MAGNETISM 



PSYCHIC SCIENCE SERIES 

No. I. Psychology. 

No. II. Personal Magnetism. 

No. III. Telepathy — Mental 
Telegraphy — Thought 
Transference — Mind 
Reading — Muscle 
Reading. 

No. IV. Hypnotism. 

By EDWARD B. WARMAN, A. M. 
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EDWARD B. WARMAN, A. M. 

Author of "The Philosophy of Expression," 

"The Voice — How to Train It," "Get 

Well; Keep Well," etc., etc. 




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PREFACE TO THE SERIES 

THERE are two reasons why I 
have written these books: first, 
in response to thousands of my pupils 
throughout this country and Canada 
who desire the instruction in a 
more tangible form than simply 
through the medium of the voice; 
second, that the general public may 
have the result of thorough, honest, 
and unbiassed investigation extend- 
ing throughout a period of thirty-five 
years. 

Having kept abreast of the times, 
I am fully aware of the conclusions 
other writers have reached, especially 
on spiritism; and am further con- 
scious of the fact that, with few ex- 
ceptions, I do not, in the main, agree 
with these. However, my decisions 
have in no way been influenced by any 
writer, not even by my friend, the 
late Dr. Thomson Jay Hudson, whom 
I first met in 1899. When our paths 
converged, we found we had been 



PREFACE TO THE SERIES 

travelling on parallel lines for twen- 
ty-five years. Comparing notes, I 
was pleased to learn that we had ar- 
rived, practically, at the same con- 
clusions ; therefore, there may appear 
to be much of Hudson in my writings, 
and it could not well be otherwise, 
especially on spiritism. I felt highly 
honored to have so great an authority 
bear so corroborative testimony. 

By consulting the topics treated it 
will be observed that I have covered 
a much wider field than those who 
have preceded me, having touched 
upon every phase of Psychic Phe- 
nomena. This I have done as briefly 
and concisely as possible and practi- 
cable, and while my decisions are 
positive, they are neither arrogant 
nor dogmatic. 

E. B. W. 
Los Angeles, Cal. 

February 1, 1910. 



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THE following letter, which speaks 
for itself, is from the late Dr. 
Thomson Jay Hudson, the author of 
"The Law of Psychic Phenomena," 
etc.: 

No. 10 Ninth St., S. E., 
Washington, D. C, May 2, 1900. 

I consider Mr. Edward B. Warman the peer of any 
man in his line; in fact, I know of no one who covers 
so wide a field. His experiences in Mental Telegraphy 
are eqnal to any I have ever known; he is the most 
practical psychologist it has ever been my pleasure to 
meet; his explanation of Hypnotism removes all fear; 
his sifting of the grains of truth from the Christian 
Science doctrine leaves nothing to be desired; his 
exegesis of Spiritism is scientific and logical, acknowl- 
edging, as every thorough investigator must, the 
alleged phenomena, but denying, as every logician 
must, the alleged cause. His Suggestions to Mothers 
are simply invaluable. 

I heartily commend him for his sound doctrines. 



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INTEODUCTOEY 

PEESONAL magnetism is not to 
be confounded with " magnetic 
healing," nor with the mesmeric 
"fluidic theory/' nor with that 
which is so extensively advertised to 
transform the " human wall-flower" 
into the " admired of all admirers." 
It is, nevertheless, a wonderful pow- 
er that is in a greater 01; lesser de- 
gree possessed by every one, but we 
should not lose sight of the fact that 
it is not always of the most attractive 
character. It may, however, be made 
so, as its attractive feature is suscep- 
tible of great cultivation. 

We often hear one say, " I wish I 
had personal magnetism. " You have. 
Every one has. What you should 
say is, " I wish I had attractive mag- 
netism. " You may have. In the fol- 
lowing pages it has been my pleas- 
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ure to acquaint the reader with the 
three kinds of personal magnetism 
and the method whereby each may be 
developed. 

E. B. W. 



PSYCHIC SCIENCE SERIES 



PERSONAL MAGNETISM 

What is it? — Personal Magnetism (Men- 
tal) — Personal Magnetism (Spiritual) 
— Personal Magnetism (Physical) — 
"What is this Power ? — "Whence does it 
Come ? — How to Utilize and Economize 
it — Self-Protection. 

THE most comprehensive defini- 
tion that I have been able to 
formulate is as follows: Personal 
magnetism is a subtle influence, 
vibratory in character, radiating 
'either consciously or unconsciously, 
for good or for evil, from every hu- 
man being. 

All human magnetism is, in a 
sense, personal; but all personal 
magnetism is not attractive alike to 
all persons. We have been misled 
by the supposition that all magnet- 
ism is attractive. Not so. Magnet- 
ism, like electricity, has its polarity; 
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its qualities of attraction and repul- 
sion. The veriest wretch of a city's 
slums possesses attractive personal 
magnetism — for his kind ; but that 
same magnetism will repel one of 
high and pure motives. Every pub- 
lic speaker, every business man, 
every teacher, either compels, repels, 
or impels. Thus it may be seen that 
the very same influence may have 
exactly opposite effects on different 
persons. We see that demonstrated 
every day in every public gathering. 
When we come within the atmos- 
phere of a strong personality we are 
influenced either in mind or body, 
sometimes both. What is it that in- 
fluences us? One may be beautiful 
of face, form, and figure, and may 
be exquisitely dressed, yet be unat- 
tractive. On the other hand, one may 
be homely in feature, lacking sym- 
metry of figure and form, neatly but 
plainly dressed, yet be attractive. 
What constitutes the difference? It 
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is not what one appears to be, but 
what one actually is. It is the true 
character of the man. " Character," 
says Moody, "is what a man is in the 
dark." A man is what he is through 
heredity, environment, and educa- 
tion ; but he does not need to remain 
what he is, if what he is is not desir- 
able. But what he is, and not what 
he appears to be, is manifest to every 
close student of human nature. 

This something that lies hidden, 
this unseen but ever-felt power, is 
what we call "personal magnetism." 
It is personality as distinguished 
from individuality. 

This subtle "something" has prob- 
ably never been more nearly ex- 
pressed than in the following excerpt 
from "Maurine," by Ella Wheeler 
Wilcox : 
"And he possessed that power, 

strange, occult, 
Called magnetism, lacking better 

word, 

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"Which moves the world, achieving 

great result 
Where genius fails completely. 

Touch his hand, 
It thrilled through all your being; 

meet his eye, 
And you were moved, yet knew not 

how, or why ; 
Let him but rise, you felt the air was 

stirred 
By an electric current. 

"This strong force 
Is mightier than genius. Rightly 

used, 
It leads to grand achievements; all 

things yield 
Before its magic presence, and its 

field 
Is broad as earth and heaven. But 

abused, 
It sweeps like a poison simoon on its 

course 
Bearing miasma in its scorching 

breath, 

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And leaving all it touches struck 
with death." 

Nearly twenty centuries ago the 
great naturalist, Pliny, declared: 

" There surely exists in man a cer- 
tain power of changing, attracting, 
and binding whatever he desires or 
wills to attract, change, bind, or im- 
pede." 

I am a firm believer in thought 
vibration, and know by experience 
that the psychological power thus ex- 
ercised has a most potent influence 
whether it is used in drawing things 
unto oneself or in projecting a spirit 
of helpfulness and success to others. 
Reason, however, steps in and says, 
"Thus far and no farther." It is 
true, "All things come to him who 
will but wait"— if he hustles while 
he waits. 

There are those who say that you 
can sit in the silence and attract any- 
thing you desire— horses, carriages, 
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flowers, friends, etc. I believe it— if 
you sit long enough in the silence; 
but I also believe that when they 
come you will still be in the silence, 
and the horses, carriages, flowers, and 
friends will be those that come to 
your funeral. You may sit with 
folded arms, and, Micawber-like, ex- 
pect something to turn up, but you 
will find that it will expedite matters 
very much if you go out and turn 
them up. 

On the other hand, it is not the 
nervous, restless, excitably active 
person who accomplishes most. True 
energy displays itself far more im- 
pressively in repose than in action. 
Napoleon, with his arms crossed over 
his breast, is more expressive of 
power than the famous Hercules 
beating the air with his athletic fists. 

Personal magnetism, with its op- 
posite poles, attraction and repul- 
sion, is not confined to one plane of 



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action merely, but expresses itself 
through three different channels: 
namely, the mental, the spiritual, the 
physical. 

We are sometimes drawn toward 
a person mentally ; that is, we admire 
him for his intellectual attainments, 
and are at the same time repelled as 
regards having a closer relationship. 
We frequently hear the remark, "I 
like to hear that man talk, but I do 
not care to meet him. The thought 
he expresses is good, but there is 
something about the man himself 
that repels me." What is it? The 
man himself; that is, what the man 
really is. 

On the other hand, a man may be 
more or less lacking in both mental 
and spiritual power, yet be possessed 
of a fine body— clean within and 
clean without— a perfect embodi- 
ment of physical health. Such a 
person will attract you through the 



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healthful radiations; for health is 
just as contagious as disease, and 
much more attractive. 

Health of body and bodily develop- 
ment are dependent largely on men- 
tal conditions. It is through the mind 
that various physical abnormalities 
are externalized in the body. 

To possess the greatest personal 
magnetism, we should cultivate the 
development of both brain and 
brawn, together with the spiritual, 
and thus round out the complete 
man. In all our undertakings our 
personal magnetism will be greatly 
augmented by never swerving from 
the path of right. "Let us have faith 
that right makes might," said Lin- 
coln, "and in that faith let us to the 
end dare to do our duty as we under- 
stand it." 

Mental and physical magnetism, 

well spiritualized (the soul element), 

is a key to the most guarded vaults 

of human nature, unlocking the most 

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stubborn hearts and opening more 
doors in business and social life than 
any other element known to mankind, 

" Every sensitive person," says 
Horatio W. Dresser, "is aware of 
mental atmospheres surrounding per- 
sons and places, just as the odor 
emanates from and surrounds a rose. 
This is especially noticeable in a 
church, or in some great cathedral 
where, for ages, men have bowed in 
worship in accordance with their par- 
ticular form of religion, and have left 
their influence behind them. Every 
household, town, or city has its pecu- 
liar mentality, the analysis of which 
reveals the characteristics of the 
minds that produce it. 

"A wonderfully stimulating atmos- 
phere pervades a great university, 
causing a marked change in the 
thought, the manners, and even the 
dress of the novice, who, if he be es- 
pecially susceptible, is often over- 
stimulated by it. Wherever man has 
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lived and thought, these atmospheres 
have been left behind him. They are 
associated with chairs where people 
have sat for some length of time. 
They are associated with clothing; 
and a change of clothing is therefore 
sufficient, at times, to change the state 
of mind. They come with books and 
letters, sometimes revealing more of 
the personality that sends them forth 
than the person would wish. They 
draw people together an'd cause them 
to think alike. 

"There j s an atmosphere about 
some people that warns one not to 
come too close, while in other cases 
there is instant affinity and sympathy. 
One occasionally meets people whose 
very presence is a lasting stimulus 
and an inspiration. One seems to take 
away something besides the mere 
memory of a noteworthy interview; 
and some people forget their troubles, 
lose their aches and pains, and are 
immensely benefited by simply talk- 
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ing with a helpful friend. Some peo- 
ple compel attention or obedience by 
their presence, and exact a surprising 
amount of service and homage from 
other people. 

" Character, then, is not only 
written in the face, expressed in con- 
duct and language, but is sent forth as 
a thought atmosphere. Atmospheres 
impinge and leave their impressions 
on each other, revealing the nature, 
thought, and feeling of the personal- 
ity that gives rise to them. This is, 
evidently, the reason why first im- 
pressions are usually correct, and 
why depression and other states of 
feeling are passed from mind to 
mind. Some delicately organized 
people find it inadvisable to go into 
society except at rare intervals; for 
they get entangled in these atmos- 
pheres, and do not know how to throw 
them off. Others seem to have the 
happy art of leaving a part of them- 
selves behind, of making every one 
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else happy, yet never yielding their 
own personality to any contaminat- 
ing influence." 



PERSONAL MAGNETISM — MENTAL 

This may be acquired, in part, in 
its most attractive form, by obtaining 
a thorough . all-round intellectual 
knowledge. It is not enough, how- 
ever, that the mental storehouse be 
well stocked, for that of itself would 
possess no attractive feature ; but, in- 
stead of manifesting a selfish spirit in 
withholding the good things gleaned 
from the intellectual field, we should 
freely give them out. We are always 
enriched by unselfishly giving; to 
withhold would be to secure only in 
part. 

If a vessel were loaded with the 
most precious gems, and it remained 
anchored in river, lake, or ocean, its 
cargo would possess no value what- 
ever, the value depending upon its 
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destination and disposal. So it is 
with the goods in the intellectual 
storehouse. Give freely of your 
knowledge and gems of thought, and 
by so doing you will not only refunc- 
tion your brain cells and kindle 
anew the intellectual fires, but you 
will be adding to the attractive fea- 
tures of your mental magnetism. A 
stingy man, intellectually or other- 
wise, is never attractive. 



PERSONAL MAGNETISM — SPIRITUAL 

The acquirement of this particular 
phase of magnetism comes as the re- 
sult of the development of those 
faculties known as the emotive. As 
this is unquestionably a soul faculty 
it is closely linked with all things of a 
spiritual nature. When overdevel- 
oped it leads to emotional insanity. 

Just as the mental magnetism is 
strengthened by gathering together 
the best of its kind and utilizing the 
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same ; just so, the spiritual magnetism 
may be developed by coming in con- 
tact and in close sympathetic touch 
with all that is highest, purest, and 
noblest. " Those who bring sunshine 
to the lives of others," says J. W. 
Barries, " cannot keep it from them- 
selves." True, every good thought, 
every good word, every good deed is 
reflex in its action and thus enriches 
the giver. Therefore we should lose 
no opportunity to say the right word 
at the right time and in the right 
place. Its value and its influence you 
may never know, nor is it necessary 
that you should. Byron says— 

"All who joy would win 
Must share it,— happiness was born a 
twin." 

It has been well said — * ' Opportun- 
ities are the fuel of life ; ability is the 
match which kindles it; and will 
power is the fan which keeps the 
flame alive." 

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Opportunities are everywhere pres- 
ent; we need not seek them. In the 
crowded thoroughfares of life we 
jostle our brother on the right, we 
jostle our brother on the left, too 
often regardless of the sorrows that 
we might alleviate, the shadows we 
might dispel by just a word, a look, 
a warm hand-grasp, and thereby give 
a spiritual uplift not only to the one 
in whose life we cast the ray of light 
but also reflexly to ourselves. 

"When our eyes melt not with an- 
other's woes, 
Methinks 't is time they should for- 
ever close." 

Professor Eiddle says, "When you 
find a fellow that is weaker than 
yourself give him a boost; the exer- 
cise will give you strength." 

All things are reflex, in the spirit- 
ual as well as in the mental realm. If 
the world gets the lest from you to- 
day, it will pay you back in your own 
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coin to-morrow. On the other hand, 
if you seek revenge the same law 
holds good; for in " taking revenge" 
you are but even with your enemy, 
but in passing over an injury you are 
superior. Revenge is so far beneath 
the man that is calm that he cannot 
reach it even by stooping. When in- 
jured he does not retaliate ; he wraps 
around him the royal robes of calm- 
ness and then goes quietly on his way. 
"When men speak ill of thee," says 
Plato, "so live that nobody will be- 
lieve them." Such thoughts as "get- 
ting even," if cherished, swell and 
overflow the entire being, leaving in 
their wake a psychic malaria. We 
should develop the good points and 
subdue the unattractive ones. Every- 
thing excellent requires perseverance. 
Have you obstacles in your path- 
way % Overcome them. Go over them 
rather than around them. They may 
prove stepping-stones to a higher 
plane. Uniform success is dangerous. 
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It softens the muscles of the soul and 
takes the temper out of the steel of 
resolution. 

Are you retarded in your progress 
toward obtaining a fuller realization 
of spiritual magnetism, because of 
some fancied wrong, or because some 
hypocrite is in your way of advance- 
ment? My brother, he cannot be in 
your way unless he is ahead of you. 

Good and evil are ever contending 
for supremacy, although evil is but 
perverted good. This is well expressed 
in the following beautiful allegory as 
told among the Turks: " Every man 
has two guardian angels, one on his 
right shoulder and one on his left. 
When doing good, the angel on the 
right shoulder notes it down and sets 
his seal upon it, for what is done is 
done forever. When evil is commit- 
ted, the angel on the left shoulder 
writes it down, but he waits until 
midnight before he seals it. If by 
that time the man bows his head and 
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says, l Gracious Allah, I have sinned; 
forgive me!' the angel blots out the 
fault, but if not, he seals it at mid- 
night and then the angel on the right 
shoulder weeps." 

Personal spiritual magnetism is not 
reached at a single bound. It may 
cost sorrow, suffering, and tears but 
back of it all there is a purpose and, 
sometime, when all life's lessons 
shall have been learned, that purpose 
may be revealed to us, and through 
our tears we may see the wisdom of 
the trials and tribulations through 
which we were obliged to pass, and 
our spiritual magnetism shall par- 
take of the purifying process, as we 
add other pages to the chapters of our 
book in this little span of life. 

" Writing a page blotted with tears, 
Pilled with pain, anguish and fears; 
But when God's light on it shall fall, 
It may be the fairest page of all." 



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As a practical illustration of doing 
good when the opportunity presents 
itself, I cite but one case in many as 
an aid to the development of the 
spiritual magnetism, a case coming 
under my own observation. 

On a bright and beautiful morning, 
when all nature was refreshed and 
throbbing with the rejuvenating 
spirit we call Life, a man exception- 
ally well developed physically, and 
fairly well developed mentally and 
spiritually, his soul in unison with the 
beautiful and invigorating surround- 
ings — this man met a brother man, 
an entire stranger, who was out of 
harmony with these same surround- 
ings. Noting the dejected look on 
the face of the stranger, he saw an 
opportunity to say the right word at 
the right time and in the right place ; 
therefore, out of the very fulness of 
his soul he said, with a pleasant voice 
and cheery smile, "Good morning, my 



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friend ; a bright and beautiful morn- 
ing this." 

The stranger halted, looked at the 
man in a peculiar manner, and with 
eyes bedimmed said, "Is it possible 
there is one man in all this world to 
call me friend ; one man to bid me a 
pleasant good-morning?" Then, as 
if half talking to himself, he said, 
"I '11 not do it, I '11 not do it." "Do 
what?" inquired the man of health. 
"I was just going to end it all at the 
river, but you have saved my life by 
your kindly greeting." 

Both were benefited; both had a 
spiritual uplift; seed was sown on 
fertile soil that brought forth fruit 
after its kind. Let us ever bear in 
mind that our greatest happiness is 
reflex ; it is that which comes back to 
us from the joy we have given others. 
In no better way can you cultivate 
and develop spiritual magnetism. 
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto 



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one of the least of these my brethren, 
ye have done it unto me." 

The following poem by Helen Hunt 
Jackson bears out this thought ad- 
mirably : 

If I can live 

To make some pale face brighter and 
to give 

A second lustre to some tear-dimmed 
eye, 

Or e'en to impart 

One throb of comfort to an aching 
heart, 

Or cheer some wayworn soul in pass- 
ing by; 

If I can lend 
A strong hand to the fallen, or defend 
The right against a single envious 
strain, 
My life, though bare, 
Perhaps, of much that seemeth dear 

and fair 
To us of earth, will not have been in 
vain. 

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The purest joy, 
Most near to heaven, far from earth's 

alloy, 
Is bidding cloud give way to sun and 
shine ; 
And 't will be well, 
If on that day of days the angels tell 
Of me, "She did her best for one of 
Thine." 



PERSONAL MAGNETISM — PHYSICAL 

I purpose dwelling longer on this 
phase of magnetism than on the two 
others, because its cultivation and 
development form a foundation upon 
which to build much stronger struct- 
ures of mental and spiritual magnet- 
ism. 

This physical magnetism may be 
acquired by the generating and con- 
serving of that vital principle we call 
life. Physical exercises alone will not 
do it, as they often tend to dissipate 



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the power that should be husbanded. 
There is as much difference between 
physical strength and vitality as 
there is between energy and force. A 
man may have a wonderful physique, 
and yet be lacking in vital force ; on 
the other hand a man may be slight 
in build and apparently weak, and 
yet have great vitality. So it is with 
energy. Power is energy in repose ; 
force is energy in action. 

Even in physical attractiveness it 
may be suggestive of brute strength 
only. This is the case where the ani- 
mal overbalances the mental and the 
spiritual. Man is, by nature, a tri-une 
being — mental, spiritual, and physi- 
cal, and should be so developed as to 
be attractive from all sides of his 
three-fold nature, but the over-devel- 
opment of any one of these may be 
productive of abnormalities to such 
an extent as to result in monstrosi- 
ties ; for there are mental and spirit- 



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ual monstrosities just as surely as 
there are physical monstrosities. 



WHAT IS THIS POWER? 

Personal magnetism (physical) is 
sometimes called human electricity. 
Be that as it may, by whatsoever name 
it may be known, its character is cer- 
tainly electrical. 

This electro-magnetic influence is 
of a vibratory character, and gener- 
ated by the principle of life. This 
vital, energizing element becomes 
stale by non-use ; wasted by over-use ; 
and produces nervousness by misuse. 

Electricity is, somehow, insepar- 
ably connected with the ultimate 
atoms of matter ; and in the same mys- 
terious manner the universal life- 
force is connected with every nerve, 
fibre, and molecule of animal crea- 
tion. If electricity and nerve-force 
are not identical, they are so nearly 



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allied that they may be called twin 
forces. " Science" says: 

"That which we call vitality, or 
life, is, in its physical sense, elec- 
tricity. It is taken into the system 
from the air and the sunshine, and is 
generated in the digestive organs by 
the chemical action of food and 
drink." 



WHENCE DOES IT COME? 

We sometimes say that we gener- 
ate power. That is not strictly true, 
and is likely to be misleading. All 
power exists now, and has always ex- 
isted. We may generate force; that 
is, we may put the power in action. 
All that we can do is to evolve it from 
a latent condition or use it in the 
form in which we find it. Man be- 
comes powerful in the measure in 
which he learns to evolve power; to 
use and direct the power that is. 



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All force is generated within from 
the life essentials— air, food, and 
water. The same elements exist for 
all persons, but all persons do not 
have the same force. While the differ- 
ence may be one of temperament or 
constitution, I am inclined to think 
it is more largely due to the fact that 
by some persons the elements within 
reach are not fully utilized. 



HOW TO UTILIZE AND ECONOMIZE IT 

It is not altogether what we earn, 
but what we save, that counts in the 
long run. It is the husbanding of 
the forces within us. 

Professor Riddell has aptly said: 
" The electric dynamo is an expres- 
sion of power. There are four gen- 
eral ways in which it may be di- 
rected: (1) It may be passed through 
the motor of the electric car, and the 
force is expressed as power; (2) it 
may be passed as a sympathetic cur- 
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rent through the little wire of the 
incandescent bulb, and it becomes 
light ; (3) it may be forced through 
a wire with heavy resisting power, 
and it becomes heat ; (4) ground the 
wire, and the current is wasted." 

Let us apply this principle to the 
human dynamo, and see how much 
it has to do with personal magnetism 
—physical, mental, spiritual. 

In every man and woman there is 
a life battery, so to speak ; a creative 
force, a life principle which, like the 
electric current, may be directed in 
four special ways: (1) You can pass 
it to the muscles and build it into tis- 
sue, and it becomes power— physical 
strength; (2) you can direct it to the 
brain, and it becomes light— intellect- 
ual brilliancy and mental vigor; (3) 
you can direct it to the emotions, and 
it becomes heat— feeling, love, sym- 
pathy; (4) but if you dissipate the 
force, you will have neither physical 
strength, mental vigor, nor emotional 
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warmth. It will readily be seen that 
you cannot waste the force in any 
direction without detracting in a 
corresponding degree from your 
strength of personal magnetism in 
other directions. 

SELF-PROTECTION 

As all electrified bodies tend to part 
with their magnetism to the earth, it 
follows that human electricity is be- 
ing constantly subjected to this influ- 
ence. Should it be drawn off in un- 
due proportion to the needs of the 
body, the system becomes weak and 
deranged. It thus becomes necessary 
to conserve the human electricity. 
This is done by insulation ; by placing 
a non-conducting substance— usually 
rubber, or cork and rubber — between 
the outer and inner sole of the shoe. 
This is done when the shoes are made. 
Silk hose answer the same purpose 
so long as they remain free from 
moisture. 

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c. 



But," says the wiseacre, "how 
about primitive man? He did not 
need that protection." Very true, but 
we must also remember that primi- 
tive man needed no clothing to pro- 
tect him from heat and cold because 
in an absolute state of nature perfect 
economy existed in this matter. If 
we did not violate nature in so many 
ways we would have no need to econo- 
mize on this one. Civilization requires 
that all natural forces be tempered 
and controlled. The strenuousness of 
modern life makes greater drafts up- 
on the vitality, and we live less in the 
sunshine and fresh air. Thus, insula- 
tion is a preventive and safeguard 
promoting health and longevity, and 
adds greatly to physical magnetism. 
This theory may seem antagonistic 
to the believer in nature-cure, who 
seeks health by coming in direct con- 
tact with Mother Earth. Be that as 
it may, the earth is negative to the 
human body. Such being the fact, 
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the earth is constantly drawing off 
the physical magnetism. If the earth 
is your sole benefactor, regardless of 
air and sunshine, stand or lie upon it 
where the fresh air and sunshine 
never visit. My word for it, you will 
soon lie in it instead of on it. Build 
four walls around a tree and cover it 
over with a roof, how long will it con- 
tinue to thrive ? The earth has noth- 
ing to give you except in her products, 
and even for these she is dependent 
upon the sun. All good comes from 
above. Breathe deeply of the sun- 
magnetized air and, through the 
chemical action of the air and water 
and food, your physical magnetism 
may be generated, and by proper in- 
sulation will be conserved. We give 
too much credit to the earth, too little 
to the fresh air and sunshine. 

Insulation is a scientific safeguard. 

To the soldiers of the Civil War was 

issued a rubber poncho. It was not 

for the purpose of insulation but to 

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protect us from the rain. But it 
served a double purpose and therein 
the Government builded better than 
it knew. That poncho was a saviour 
to thousands when weary, footsore, 
heartsore, with the physical force 
well-nigh depleted; for in being 
placed underneath us when lying 
down it insulated us from the earth, 
and conserved not only the little force 
we had left but that which was gen- 
erated during the night from the life- 
giving elements of our sumptuous ( ?) 
dinner— we called it supper then. It 
is a logical sequence that we cannot 
have physical magnetism without 
physical health and strength, and 
these cannot be had when we dissipate 
our forces; hence the wisdom of in- 
sulation. 

The human body is an electrical 
body. This is not mere speculative 
theory, but the result of thorough in- 
vestigation and practical demonstra- 
tion. However, if a conclusion is 
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logical, it matters little whether it is 
deduced from theory or practice. 

This is especially true of the fol- 
lowing conclusions which have been 
reached from experiments; though 
they may not be very readily accepted 
by the general public. Other things 
being equal, the left side of the body 
is negative, and the right side is posi- 
tive ; the front of the body is positive, 
the back is negative. You take in 
this human electricity through the 
negative side of the body (left) , and 
it passes out through the right if any 
one is on the right side to draw it. It 
has been scientifically stated that the 
human body is bathed on the right 
side with an alkaline fluid ; on the left 
side with an acidulous fluid. 

This fact of the positive and nega- 
tive sides of the human body the 
writer has scientifically proved to the 
fullest satisfaction of the honest 
sceptic. Therefore, it is well to re- 



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member the trite but true saying: 
" Always keep on the right side of a 
person." It is true, this has been 
used only figuratively, but it is of 
great importance as understood lit- 
erally. 

By observing this precaution you 
will be able to protect yourself from 
the human parasites that exist in 
every community. This is a protec- 
tion of that physical magnetism so 
essential to one's vital force. All 
things considered, it is best to sit in 
a position facing your visitor, be he 
friend or foe, unless an exchange of 
magnetism is desired. These human 
parasites draw not only upon your 
physical forces, but upon the mental 
and nervous also, unless you under- 
stand how to make yourself either 
positive or negative at will. 

If you are lacking in personal mag- 
netism (physical), and you should 
ride or walk or sit with one who is 



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physically strong, you should take 
that opportunity of " loading up" by 
keeping on the right side. 

Whenever two persons sleep to- 
gether, and one is restful while the 
other is restless, you may depend up- 
on it that the restful one is uncon- 
sciously drawing the life force of his 
or her companion. It does not always 
follow that the weaker draws from 
the stronger; nor is it a question of 
right side, front, or back when one is 
sleeping, owing to the many changes 
of position that occur during the 
night; therefore, in order that the 
restless one may have restful and re- 
freshing sleep, it is necessary to 
change conditions. This is accom- 
plished by changing sides (the sides 
of the bed) with your fellow-sleeper. 
Why? Because it equalizes the mag- 
netism. How? The fact is sufficient, 
the how is but a mere incident. 

How about the other fellow ? If he 
has been restful, will he now become 
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restless % That depends. If the rest- 
ful one is surcharged with physical 
magnetism the loss will not be per- 
ceptible ; but if one has but an aver- 
age amount, the loss at first may be 
apparent, but in a very short time the 
forces will be so evenly balanced that 
the restful condition will be shared 
equally by both. 

Many of my pupils have tried this 
suggestion, have proved its efficacy, 
have been astonished and pleased at 
its results, have recommended it to 
others with whom it has been equally 
efficacious ; and yet, in the face of all 
this evidence, some of them ask me if 
I do not think it is, very largely, if 
not all, due to imagination. 

My answer is: If you think it is 
imagination, and it does the work, 
just take some more imagination. I 
care not what name you give it or to 
what cause you ascribe it, if you se- 
cure the end in view and obtain the 
desired results. What more can you 
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reasonably ask? The sceptic of to- 
day is the believer of to-morrow. 

This physical magnetism is more 
than merely physical, it is reflex in its 
uplifting influence on mind and soul. 
Physical uprightness leads to physi- 
cal perfection and physical perfec- 
tion enables one to say to every enemy 
of the mind, body, or soul, "Get thee 
behind me, Satan." 

Let your personal magnetism 
(physical) with its healthful radia- 
tions; your personal magnetism 
(mental) with its helpful radiations ; 
your personal magnetism (spiritual) 
with its soulful radiations be felt for 
good at all times and in all places. 
Let your watchword be sincerity and 
honesty, and these, coupled with 
cheerfulness, will give you that per- 
sonal charm which begets confidence ; 
that charm of manner and personal 
magnetism that will prove the best 
letter of introduction possible in both 
business and social circles. There- 

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fore lay hold of any legitimate means 
that will insure you the all-round de- 
velopment of personal magnetism— 
mentally, spiritually, and physically. 
All these are within the reach of 
every one who will but make the nec- 
essary effort. Assert your manhood 
through your physical uprightness— 
man is a radiation from the finite to 
the Infinite ; the more perfect the ra- 
diation the more perfect the man- 
assert that manhood until you can 
feel that you reflect the Creator in the 
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